The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-25
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

| RAEcHMEN near Mangus N. NJ, are trying TO
catch big bear that has already killed over 100
| goats and thus far eludes all pulsuerS
AMExIcAN BANQUET may consist of thirty-two
courses, or of nothing but hard-boiled eggs. It
| is a country where the customs are classic ana
the eggs reasonably fresh
A MICHIGAN MAN thinks that by draining GER
tain Tennessee bog lands he can make fortune
raising celery. He has just bought 1000 acres
near Chattanooga for this purpose
| A LONDON ASSOCIATION of performers on wind
| instruments is giving concerts at which only
such instruments are used. The highest
| classical music is attacked fearleSsly.
| A BELLAIRE (MIcH) MAN whose COW died sud
denly conducted a post norton examination
| and found darning- needle in her heart. He is
| looking for the party who darned the COW.
ANNIE NELSON, aged s, lived in a little Den
mark village and her aunt lives in Montague,
| Mich. Annie wanted to go to her aunt, and
! SO her friends started her off alone, and she
| has just arrived.
BIG BUCK stood on Michigan railroad track
the other night Interested in watching the glare
of the head light of an approaching locomotive
| that he never stirred until he was knocked off
the track and killed
| AN ITALIAN at Mansfield, O., wore a pair of
very tight shoes two days. The result was in
| juries to his feet that were followed by gan
| CREME, so that he has had his toes and other
| parts of his feet amputated in order to save his
| life.
FLOCK of about 100 crows passing over
| Cumminsville, O., were attacked the other af-
noon by thrice their number of English spar
| rows who completely routed the big birds Sew
| eral crows were disabled, and one was found
| with both eyes pecked out
| SAYS the Virginia New Enterprise. Halleck
| is the coolest place on the line of the Central
| Pacific. 1t is terror to railroad men. At that
| point current of air comes down from the
| north through a series of valleys-a sort of
| trough that extends up into Arctic regions.
| A MORTGAGE dated 1910, which affects the title
of one-sixth OF the real estate of Shamobin,
Pa, has been found 1t is for S42 600 and has
| never been paid. The Sheriff of Northumber
| land county notifies the proprietors of the
property affected that the property will be sold
! Dec, 80.
THE Times of India says that general order
is about to be issued by the COMMANDMENT
| Chief directing that cavalry like infantry shall
| henceforth cheer when charging It is sug
| gested that when Colonies give out their COM
mands on other matters, soldiers might also be
permitted TO express their approval by hear!
| heart"
A Boston Highlands Sunday school class was
told by the teacher to find out all it could about
Solomon and relate it on the next Sunday
| When Sunday came the teacher said 10 the
brightest boy in the class: We'll, Andrew, of
| whom did ask you TO give succinct account
| to-day:' Sullivan" answered Andrew, with
great interest.
1t is proper to warn art collectors against
purchasing any Rembrandts, Durers, or Ra-
phaels which may stray into the market at
present. new scientific process of copying is
| said to have been applied to the pictures in the
| Esterhazy gallery at Pesth, with startling re-
SUITS and the fact has become subject of in
| vestgation by the Hungarian Congress.
The colored children at oxford, o.. have al
ways had public schools separate from the white
chiIdren's schools. but this year they refused to
| attend them and inSiS ed upon going to the
| same schools that the white children attended.
They were refused admission and brought an
action against the school authorities, which has
just been decided in favor OF the negroes.
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, is a lively and en-
terprising city OF 10000 inhabitants. 1t is stu
ated near the crater of large extinct volcano,
which, according to scientists, may reaslme ac-
| tive operations at any moment. The Auckland
| ers, however, are not terrified at the prospect,
| and. in fact, are going to cement the bottom of
the crater and use it as reservoir for their
water supply
WHILE IDA GEPHART was being married at
Mount Pleasant, n. Y, her mother with scream
fell to the floor of the church unconscious Then
Ida Hoped into the arms of the groom. The
minister wasn't to be deferred by a little thing
like that, and kept on with the service until it
was finished. Then Ida's mother was picked up
and restored to consciousness, and Ida herself
came around all right
A DRIVING WHEEL of a locomotive that was
drawing passenger train burst recently near
Milford Pa. One piece whizzed past the fire.
mans head and passed, screaming like a shell
from a cannon, through the baggage car, the
smoking car, and passenger coach without
doing injury to any person on the train. The
| train was running at the rate of forty miles an
hour when the accident occurred.
LEVI CAMPBELL. of Kingsbury, Me-, set bear
trap and bear got into it. He dragged the
trap a good distance, until it caught in
log. Then Levi came up and struck the bear
with an ak. The animal turned suddenly,
| wrenched the trap loose, grabbed Levi, and was
| in fair way to make an end OF him when his
dog pitched in and attracted the bears attention
until Levi could drag himself away.
Two little fellows, Sammy and Willie Bald
wip, aged Il and IL respectively, walked from
Kearney, No., recently to st. Joseph, Mo, to
| see their mother in the insane asylum. whom
| they had not seen for six years. They were
afraid to ask their father to let them go, and
| walked the entire hundred miles. constable
went after them and found them willing to re-
| turn, as they had been successful IN their mis-
| sion.
DEC. a Wyandotte (Kan) boy was leading
along the street an old white horse that had
| served many years at the front end of a street
| car. Every cable car that came alone and STOP
! ped near the ancient equine caused him to jump
| in front of it, and only by force could the poor
| old Rozinante be induced to change his position;
and when the car glided on he appeared greatly
| puzzled as to where the motive power was OBJ
| tanned.
ON an island in the Penobscot river, twelve
miles above Bangor, live the remnant of the
| once great tribe of Tarratine Indians They
| are civilized, and most of them prosperous. At
| a recent wedding Of two of them the bride wore
| a robe of delicate blue brocade satin, trimmed
| with cream Spanish lace and cream satin rib
| b ms, " and one of the guests a peacock.
| blue surah silk and satin, with overdress of
| Oriental lace"
| SINCE the recent Imprisonment for life of Mrs
| Martha Crockett of Swanville Me-. for the al
| legged murder of her husband, rlmors have been
atioat that she is innocent. 1t is said that a
neghbor sprinked Paris green on some apples
with the intention of making thief ILL., After
| some time he disposed OF the apples, without
| carefully removing the poison. An animal that
was fed with them died, and it is said that some
| of Them fried, caused the death of Mr. Crock
| EFT. 1t is said that the man who used the Paris
| green said that Mrs. Crockett was innonent but
| he has not the courage to tell the whole truth
! A PHILADELPHIA family, living near the
| Church of st. Alphonsus, own a very bright
| parrot. Every evening the bells of the church
| ring the "Angeus," and recently one of the
little girls of the family was taught to recite
| the appropriate prayer at the sound of the
| bells. The parrot watched her carefully and